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cardiovascular event (atheroembolic event)
A general term used in reference to pathological events of cardiovascular nature, i.e.
- myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome
- stroke, transient ischemic attack
Epidemiology:
- burden of cardiovascular-risk-factors is lowest in low-income countries
- highest incidence of major cardiovascular events is also in low-income countries* [1]
* editorialist speculates that improved healthcare delivery & access to high-quality care in low- and middle-income countries may account for this paradox [1]
Pathology:
- atheroembolic events
- atherosclerosis
- arterial thromboembolism
Interactions
disease interactions
Related
cardiovascular risk factor
HEART Score for major cardiac events
Specific
acute coronary event
General
complication
References
- Krumholz HM
Cardiovascular-Risk-Factor Burden and CV Events: Paradoxical
Findings Across Low- and High-Income Countries.
Physician's First Watch, Aug 28, 2014
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- Yusuf S
Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and
High-Income Countries.
N Engl J Med 2014; 371:818-827. August 28, 2014
PMID: 25162888
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1311890